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Biofortification of Crops: An Avenue to Alleviate Malnutrition

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Title Biofortification of Crops: An Avenue to Alleviate Malnutrition
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Creator J. P. Aditya
Anuradha Bhartiya
R.S. Pal
L. Kant
 
Subject Biofortification, Malnutrition
 
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Modern day agriculture is a boon to strengthen the adequate food supply to masses in terms of meeting energy
requirements. Whereas, it also caused major dependence on few staple crops with low dietary diversity particularly
of micronutirents and resulted in high malnutrition or “hidden hunger” especially in Asian and African countries.
Micronutrients deficiencies are inevitable among poor sections due to their non affordability to diversify their diets
with adequate amounts of fruits, vegetables or animal-source foods that contain large amounts of micronutrients.
Globally, over two-thirds of the population lack one or more essential mineral elements mainly Fe, Zn and Vitamin A
which retards normal growth and development process. To combat micronutrient deficiencies there is need to
explicitly reorient agriculture to promote human health together with improving production levels of staple crops,
therefore, crop biofortification promises the long-term and better nutritional accessibility to rural unprivileged
masses at doorstep in very cost-effective manner.
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Date 2021-07-23T11:09:10Z
2021-07-23T11:09:10Z
2020-05-01
 
Type Magazine
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/49627
 
Language English
 
Relation Volume: 53, No. 05;
 
Publisher Indian Farmers’ Digest Communication Centre G.B. PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY PANTNAGAR - 263 145, U.S. NAGAR (UTTARAKHAND)